The daily Volkskrant reported the alleged use of electroshock prods during questioning in October 2003 appears in a yet-to-be released human rights report from the European Parliament's van den Berg human rights committee investigation.

One of the inmates who was allegedly shocked and then turned over to British soldiers complained. Dutch intelligence initially denied shocking the detainees, but a Dutch marine commander eventually told The Hague about the allegation, and an intelligence officer confessed to Dutch military police, Expatica reported.